The 8th International Scientific Seminar titled “Solutions for preserving the carbon cycle and biodiversity in forests under climate change” was held in Tashkent.

The seminar was organized in cooperation with the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change and KOICA Uzbekistan. The event took place within the framework of the $7.7 million project to green forests and urban areas of the Tashkent region using smart technologies, scheduled for implementation in 2024-2028.

During the seminar, foreign scholars presented scientific reports addressing the preservation of forest ecosystems, the carbon cycle, and biodiversity in the context of climate change.

A professor from Seoul National University delivered a report on the degradation of forest biodiversity and ways to protect it, placing special emphasis on the complex interconnections between climate change, human activity, and biodiversity. It was noted that biodiversity conservation is essential to ensuring global environmental stability.

Issues such as the role of forests as the primary carbon sink under climate change, the carbon cycle and environmental stability, mechanisms for biodiversity protection, enhancing the resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change, and the introduction of innovative technologies were also discussed.

Muhayyo Toshqorayeva, UzA